New Commissions

The Poetry Society is committed to encouraging the development and production of new poetry in all its forms, and creating a space for poetry in the public domain.

Recent Commissions

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       THE CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST

Specially commissioned by the Poetry Society to mark the 40th anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust, Pauline Stainer writes 'A Kind of Quickening'.


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        MORRISONS

Morrisons call on the help of Food Laureates, John Mole, Ian McMillan and Peter Sansom to find memorable ways of recalling recipes.


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The Poetry Society are collaborating with Tate Etc, the magazine of the Tate galleries, to curate their Poem of the Month during the Society's centenary year.
 


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    TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE

For the third year running, The Poetry Society, in partnership with the Mayor of Oslo’s Office and the Royal Norwegian Embassy , has wrapped the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree in a poem. Drawing inspiration from primary school children's poems written during workshops in November, a final poem was written by Roger McGough, to celebrate this symbol of international friendship through poetry.